About 80% of architecture, engineering, construction, and integrated design/build firm leaders who responded to a recent survey expect an increase in the use of design/build over the next five years...More
Short circuit rating, overcurrent protective devices and total circuit impedance are key to clearing faults without damaging lighting control circuit components...More
Installing bright 2-foot by 4-foot, three-lamp, T12 fluorescent fixtures 8 feet apart in dropped tiled ceilings was the common method of office lighting...More
Close your eyes and imagine the fluorescent lamp fixtures from your childhood. These lights most likely hummed, flickered, buzzed, and created harsh,...More
When all is said and done, it may be the comic book illustrators and cartoon artists who feel the greatest effects of the current changing of the guard...More
By understanding the operational characteristics, load interaction, and control design of generators and UPS systems, you can ensure your power system provides high levels of reliability...More
Designers are blending energy-producing systems into urban architecture to reduce the nation's dependence on the grid and produce clean, green power...More
The constant blending of IT and power systems management is taking control away from facilities managers and threatening to reduce the quality of infrastructure design...More
For those of you who work as plant engineers or maintenance technicians in production industries with critical power requirements, the thought of losing power—even for a second—is probably enough to keep you up at night......More
Abstract: In this webinar, Mike will not only explain the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs, but he'll explain how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.
Abstract: This webinar will teach attendees the difference between risk and hazard, and how the choice of system grounding has a direct impact on reliability and safety.
Arlington's TV Bridge includes two recessed power/low voltage combo boxes and all the connections you need (except for the NM cable) to install a flat screen TV in an existing wall. The best part is there's no need to run cable from a panel box - or cut holes in your framing members. Just cut two holes in the wall and access power from an existing, nearby source....More
